Welcome to OrbitMI Flow

Thursday, May 11th​

8:30am - 9:30am | Gather, Registration & Breakfast

Join us at the High Line Room and Terrace on the 3rd floor of the Standard Hotel.

11:45am - 12:30pm | Discussion with Sid Probstein

Repeat startup founder, CTO, product development executive and advisor to OrbitMI, Sid Probstein will share a sneak peak into the future of the Orbit platform as well as his thoughts on how artificial intelligence can (and should be) used in maritime operations.  Sid is a Boston resident, avid python hacker, amateur futurist and live music fan.  When he talks, people listen.  Ryan Dooley, head of customer success for OrbitMI, will host. 

12:30pm - 2:00pm | Lunch

2:00pm - 3:00pm | Discussion with Lisa Morales-Hellebo

Lisa Morales-Hellebo is a VC, seasoned entrepreneur, strategic futurist, and community builder as well as CEO and Founder of REFASHIOND OS (rOS), which acts as a digital agent for local fashion value chains, from fibers to finished goods; delivering sustainability, living wages, and better margins. She is also a founder of The Worldwide Supply Chain Federation, an organization that is changing how supply chain professionals learn about, collaborate, and adopt early-stage supply chain innovation around the world graduate.  Lisa has received numerous awards, including being selected as the 2022 Top Woman in Supply Chain by Supply & Demand Chain Executive Magazine; and is profiled in the bestselling book; Disrupters: Success Strategies from Women Who Break the Mold.  She’ll provide her perspective on—you guessed it—changing supply chains and the impact on ocean freight.  Jess Hurtwitz, CSO of OrbitMI, will host. 

3:15pm - 4:00pm | Focus Keynote - Kenneth Aasland

Kenneth Aasland is a Director at Ifchor/Galbraiths as well as Managing Director of London-based Maritime Carbon Solutions (MCS), a joint venture with OrbitMI, that offers solutions to shipowners and cargo owners with precise and real-time information on CO2 emissions from ships.  A former charterer at Teekay, oil trader at Equinor and Chief Commercial Officer of Siglar Carbon, Kenneth will share the cargo owners’ perspective on decarbonization as well as insights based on a career in crude oil markets.  Ali will host. 

4:00pm - 4:30pm | Closing Remarks - Ali Riaz

5:00pm - 7:00pm | Cocktail Reception and Light Dinner - Biergarten

Join us on the ground floor of the Standard Hotel for a cocktail reception and a light meal.  What you do after that is up to you! 

Friday, May 12th​

9:00am - 12:00pm | Walk Together with OrbitMI

For those of you who can, please join us for a special (new) tradition:  Walk Together with OrbitMI. We’ll meet at the Standard Hotel (time to be shared) and walk the High Line to Hudson Yards. Along the way, we’ll get to know each other better and embody the collaborative spirit we know maritime needs to adopt in the future.  We’ll end up at The Edge, one of the more spectacular spots in the world, to share the views and some champagne. 

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